Service difficulty report · Servo · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 10, 2012
Submitted
June 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
12,663 hours, 3,832 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Servo
Part number
305RAA1
Part serial
AS05050
Condition
Failed
Location
Autothrottles
Part time
4,372 hours, 1,653 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AUTOTHROTTLES WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED FOR MORE THAN 5 SECONDS AND THE THEY DISENGAGE. FOR THE 5 SECS THEY ARE ENGAGED THE THROTTLES ARE SPLIT. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED ON ANY FMC OR OTHER ACFT INSTRUMENTS. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE CHECKED ALSO. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. A/T LOGGED SEVERAL "ASM 1" FAULTS. REPLACED NR 1 AUTOTHROTTLE SERVO MOTOR REF MM 22-31-91. INSTALLATION TEST NORMAL, REF MM 22-31-91.